Job Description
Quality OfficerLocation: Belview, Co KilkennyThis is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the start-up of Kilkenny Cheese Limited. Kilkenny Cheese is a joint venture between Tirlán and Dutch family business Royal A-ware, a 130-year-old company with strong positions in EU and global markets. The facility is located at a greenfield site adjacent to Tirlán's specialized nutrition facility at Belview, Co Kilkenny.Role SummaryBased in Belview in South Kilkenny, the role reports to the Quality Manager and is responsible for leading quality management activities across the site. This role is responsible for reducing the occurrence of defects against quality standards across the site. The role will involve collaboration with all stakeholders to continuously improve performance to quality standards and to drive all Quality-relevant Corrective and Preventative actions to timely and effective completion.Key Responsibilities:Arranging customer and country audits including completing questionnaires.Setting up procedures and systems.Leading Quality Management activities across Plant Operations.Audit quality practices and processes within the site focusing on the prevention of deviations.Assisting to develop the site CAPA process including assignment of effective RCAs (root cause actions) for all process deviations to the appropriate owners and driving these action owners to deliver robust CAPA to agreed timelines. Deviations include:Plant events.Out of specification QC in-process and finished product results.Customer complaints.Audit actions both internal and external.Drive the daily evaluation of quality targets and standards and work with function heads to ensure systems are in place to deliver zero defects to the Kilkenny Cheese standard.Assisting in the daily review of QC data to establish trends and eliminate OOS issues before they arise. Key responsibility to ensure the quality and production teams are fully aligned on all in-process and finished product specifications.Ensure employees are trained to the correct standard to carry out their full range of duties in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Food Safety.Oversee CCPs & QCPs verification.Work closely with other departments in delivering quality processes with respect to customers, production, and suppliers.Experience Required:Degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent ideally.A minimum of 5 years in a large Dairy, Food or Pharmaceutical company with relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety & Process Improvement in an operational environment.Aptitude for operational processes, working with cross-functional teams, Lean and continuous improvement.Experience in Auditing and facilitating Corrective Action, preferably in a Dairy/Food production environment.Demonstrate high technical ability and attention to detail to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.Computer literate (Microsoft Office suite & a working knowledge of SAP).Strong communications with multi-functional stakeholders.Knowledge of Dairy products, processes and recipes an advantage.Possesses motivational skills oriented towards encouraging people's best performance possible.PERSON PROFILE:Knowledge of Dairy or similar food processing industry.Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Tirlán embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential. #J-18808-Ljbffr